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Study abroad: undergraduate exchanges to France

Famed for its culture, food and sense of style, modern France has the richest of histories - and some of the most respected universities in Europe.

About France

Key facts

  • Population: 67 million
  • Currency: Euro
  • Cost of living: around 15% lower than the UK
  • Main language: French

France has a similar academic year to the UK, with courses starting in September and ending in June - with July and August usually being holidays. 

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Host universities for your exchange

  • Bordeaux Montaigne University

    Key facts

    Bordeaux Montaigne University brings together more than 14,000 students and 1,300 teaching and administrative staff, for study and research in the arts, languages, literature and human and social sciences.

    As a laboratory for ideas, and an intellectual hotbed, Bordeaux Montaigne University contributes to the scientific debates of its day and works to cultivate and nurture its fundamental values: independence and freedom of thought.

    The university considers equality of opportunities to be one of its priority missions, and works permanently to perfect the courses it offers, and to support and guide its students towards success.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Languages

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  • Catholic University Lille - IESEG School of Management

    Key facts

    Founded in 1875, the Université Catholique de Lille is a multidisciplinary institution unique in France.

    From its beginnings, what is now France’s largest private, not-for-profit university has distinguished itself within the fields of higher education, research, and health, through its commitment to mutual care as a central value.

    The institution both supports and is supported by the local region and community, and is open to diversity and to the world.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business

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  • École Spéciale d'Architecture

    Key Facts

    Since it was founded in 1865, the École Spéciale has been cultivating a tradition of openness to the world through the recruitment of foreign students and teachers, as well as by a diversified policy of international exchanges.

    Foreign students represent 40% of ESA’s student body, which includes some 40 different nationalities.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Architecture

  • EDHEC Business School

    Key facts

    EDHEC Business School is one of the top four business schools in France with more than 110 nationalities represented on campuses in Lille and Nice. Founded in Lille in 1906 by entrepreneurs attached to humanist values, the School maintains privileged relations with the business world and dispenses education based on innovative teaching methods and the academic excellence of its professors.

    EDHEC ranks among the top business schools in France and internationally for all its training programmes: Undergraduate (EDHEC International BBA), Master in Management, MScs and Executive Education (Global MBA, Executive MBA and executive training). EDHEC asserts its success on a consistent basis: in its latest ranking, the Financial Times placed EDHEC among the top 10 in its European Business Schools ranking for the fourth consecutive year. These results lend weight to the School’s strategic model and its focus on training talented managers of tomorrow capable of making a positive impact on business and society.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business school

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  • EM Strasbourg Business School

    Key facts

    EM Strasbourg Business School trains students in an international environment to be effective and globally aware business managers, company directors and management experts.

    Throughout their studies, students are provided with the capacity to continuously evolve in complex and varied settings, particularly through three core values of diversity, sustainable development and ethics.

    Thanks to its two research centres, HuManiS (Humans and Management in Society) and LaRGE (Laboratory for Management and Economics Research) the business school is able to deliver cutting-edge courses. This combination of research and education guarantees a widely recognized expertise in corporate social responsibility.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business school

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  • European Academy of Art in Brittany

    Key facts

    EESAB supports an active policy of good international links: it encourages all its students to enrol in European and worldwide mobility programmes to discover other ways of thinking, to be open to international creative expression and to enhance their artistic practices.

    It also fosters international cooperation as part of teaching and research projects.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Fine art
    • Photography

  • ISIT - Institute of Intercultural Management and Communication

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: City
    • Population: Paris 2.15 million
    • Climate: Averages range from °C (January) to °C (July)
    • Website in English

    Founded in 1957, ISIT is a non-profit of higher education institution granting government-accredited master’s degrees. 

    Graduates pursue a wide range of careers in a variety of fields all over the world:

    • in the marketing, communications, human resources, sales and purchasing departments of international companies;
    • as translators, conference interpreters and lawyer-linguists for international organizations including the European Commission, UNESCO, the UN, and the European Court of Justice.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Languages

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  • La Rochelle University

  • LISAA - School of Art and Design

    Key facts

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    • Campus type: Multi-site - Paris, Nantes
    • Population:
      • Paris 2.15 million
      • Nantes 303,382
    • Climate:
      • Paris - averages range from 2°C (January) to 25°C (July)
      • Nantes - averages range from 3°C (January) to 25°C (July)
    • Website in English

    LISAA-School of Design trains designers and managers in the fields of animation, video games, interior architecture, design, graphic design and fashion.

    It trains fashion designers and stylists specialised in pattern making and textile design in Paris and in Nantes. LISAA has developed courses in management, communication and marketing for the fashion and luxury sectors that allows students to work full-time while learning.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Fashion

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  • Montpellier Business School

    Key facts

    Founded in 1897 and member of the eminent French Conference des Grandes Ecoles, Montpellier Business School (MBS) holds the three prestigious international accreditations AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, a recognition of its academic quality.

    It has been continuously ranked in the Financial Times’ Best Masters in Management rankings since 2012.

    Firmly focused on business and entrepreneurship, Montpellier Business School is recognized for its commitment to transmitting its core values: ethics, openness and diversity, global responsibility and performance.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Business school

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  • Nantes School of Art

    Key facts

    The Nantes Saint-Nazaire School of Fine Art places the originality of the student’s artistic work at the centre of the training process, providing an environment for experimentation, production and invention.

    Recognised for its international dynamism and innovative spirit, the school trains artists, helps them integrate into working life and contributes towards the influence of the young contemporary art scene.

    In 2017, the school moved into the Quartier de la Création on the Ile de Nantes and will be able to accommodate 500 students in its new premises.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Fine art

  • Paris Diderot University

    Key facts

    At the heart of a global network of knowledge and innovation, Université de Paris is France’s leading multidisciplinary university.

    It covers a wide range of disciplines, with one of the most comprehensive and ambitious educational offerings available in the world.

    Université de Paris is part of a world city, aware of its place and missions, open to youth and knowledge.

    Formed in 2019 from the merger of the universities of Paris Diderot, Paris Descartes and Institut de physique du globe de Paris, the ambition of Université de Paris is to lead and develop an exceptional potential to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s society.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • English
    • Languages

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  • University of Limoges

    Key facts

    Each year, the University of Limoges hosts more than 2,000 international students - more than 15% of the student body. 

    At the heart of Europe, the university is a multidisciplinary higher education cluster. It has a diverse student population, efficient hosting structures, close-knit teams, and training based on high level research. 

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Languages

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  • University of Perpignan

    Key facts

    Characterized by a multidisciplinary approach since its inception, this approach continues to define the university today, some 670 years later.

    The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) is modestly sized, local and multidisciplinary. It is located in an ideal setting, at the centre of Montpellier, Toulouse and Barcelona.

    The UPVD aims to use its strengths and skills to create a collective dynamic adapted to the challenges of global change.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Languages

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  • University of Tours

    Key facts

    Open to students from around the world, the University of Tours actively seeks cooperation with other higher education institutions and exchanges.

    As an acknowledged leader in its economic, social and cultural environment, the university aims to be a cutting-edge, innovative establishment promoting humanistic values which are deeply rooted in a region overflowing with history and cultural heritage.

    Exchange courses and subjects available

    • Languages

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